Bass-drum support



Patented Oct. 26, 1926.

om TED STATES Imaan PATE-Nr weerslag' CLALENCEM. WILLIS :AND .AUGUST M oRTENsLN, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNCRs To THE FRIsCo ivIrGr. Co. INC., or sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BASS-DRU M sUPPoRT.

Appiicationniea Mayae, 1925. 'fseria13'N0-` 2,941.

Our invention rela-tes moreparticularly to a novel supporting standfora basgidruin, a playing mecha-nismbeing readily attached rtheretoanddetached th'eefrm, l A

`The general' object of our invention is to providela device for the indicated purpose, improved in various part-iculars, whereby to possess distinct-ive `characteristics Landed vantages` The invention further comprises a .novel form of 'spur attachment to "the 'drum, whereby the drum -will vproperly,lOraoed in operativeposition, as fy'vell a's'adj'us'tments of the Aparts foruse Vonfdrums 'ot' various sizes. 1 f

A still further object is toprovide a bass drum supporting device which will not mar the instrument 'supported tlieregmu With the abo-ve y Iandlother objects' in view "the invention residesin theparticular combination and arrangements ofpart'sfto'be hereinafter more fully .described illustrated and claimed, it being also an .object Vt o pro vide a device whichis simple in construction, durable ,anc l.. eflicient in operationjand ,not likely togetlout otordergiandto afford a complete understanding of the sameVreferencebeing had to thefaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis-a side elevation ofone of'jthe drum spurs and of one ofthe supporting link members assoc-iatedwitha drumllhoop clamping device, the latter 'beingpartlyin fragment; A.

Fig. 2 is a view in fronteleva-tion, also showing the drumpartly broken ,away and with the supporting link attachments applied thereto;

Figf is a top plan viewjinvfseotionof the 4horizontal bar member illustrated. in jFig. 2,

showing the linkv securing means thereon ,and illustrating the manner of detachably connecting drum operatingmeans to `bolt stems, laterally extending from said Ifbar member; v

Llis a side elevational view of-a'bass drum, showing the drum partly blTOlen away and aspur,attachment'an'dthe dooperating link construction appliedth'ereto .Ficr. 5 is aplan view ofone of thelink rs showingJ a series Inf 1 radial .t-ionsthereon; Figi Gvisa :fragmentary end fvlev, ot a drum operating mechanisin,V illnstratingthe mannerof attaching the vsame to the drum "shpporting devicegyand y A Fig Tis a view of a fragment of the bar memberl showing the indentations provided attlree'iidthereof.V A l Similar characters refer to similar views 'throughoutthe 'several'views 1n a practical embodiment of our invention the bass drum support preferably consists of metallic spur attachments {cooperating with af'drum hoop .clamping device and providegmeans to prevent va 'shitting @move- 'jment when a musician is operatingtheinstrument. The trontpart of the supportfis provided with a vertically disposed bar member having laterally extending bolt stems to which` an' instru ment playing mech Amisma isrelovably attached.

Referringnow jmo're specifically lto the wingsQabassfdrum 'ofthe usual for any ieile'rred y constrfuction having heads 11, acylindrical shell 1 2 at 1 the edges ot' which hoops f1 3 are disposed, while "rods 14 co'n- 'nectgthejouter edges ofthe hoops andl sustain th'eshell for the purpose, ottightening the lheads thereon .inthe usualj manner. vIn V`=order to hold the A drunifrmly ,in an ,upright position, sp'urfslare pr ovided. for f cooperation and attachment to' thje` drum hoops 113, on `t l 1je )1- Jpci-s-iteiside of thefdrum at'points on "eachjsidenea'rthe lloorline'.

These spurs which we `believe to "be novel arejoonstructed as follows. VAn interiorly 'screwthreaded Y hook leml'iodying `member 15 .having ,a hookfmember 1G. tor, engaging 011e ofthe drumflioops 13, hasy `formed Aintegral thereon.;` 'adjaent to, and in a transverse relation to'said hook 1571 a. boss 17 provi/ded with a screwthreaded bore. A irod meinber 18 havingfone end thereot spur pointed as fat19 and the.A opposite end thereof provided with a winged top 20, Vis nitermittingly screwthreadedas at- 21to-co'rrespon`d with thes'creyvlt'hreaded bore foftheg boss 17 by whichit is'carried. Qwingto the .fact that the rod member-18 is notfthreadedfor some @,SpeeetldiSlaHCfe 1S indicated 1037.22; e eifl retraction of the rod member 18', through the bless' 17, ,ismad possibile, after disengagementjot the threadedvpart thereof from ,the bess 17,?and v4:1 -Stew "adfltpnal Areverse f turns of the rod meinberl, 'by means ofthe W-Qgidqf@ 220, `.,ngleil? .the .remaining 'threaded part 21 of the rod, vwill thus retract the pointed end 19 thereof within the boss 17, eliminating any danger, which may result from coming in contact with the pointed spur end, also reducing the danger of its being injured when not in operativew f to the direction of the hook member 16.

This hook embodying memberhas a sliding fit upon said clamping rod and is associated l therewith preferably near the said handle 24. Said hook members 16 and 17 respectively cooperating with said clamping rod 23 in operative clamping engagement on l the drum hoops 13,as illustrated more clearly in Figs. 1 and 4 respectively.

A horizontally disposed bar member 28 vis pivotally connected at each end thereof,

as at 29, to upwardly directed link members 30 by means of a bolt and nut construction 31. The bar member 28, being rovided with a series of radial'indentations 32, as shown on a bar fragment on Fig. 7, and to secure the link members 30 in different positions of adjustment against shifting, these link members are provided withl a series of radial indentations 33 projecting upwardly therefrom as shown on Fig. 5, and adapted to register with the indentations provided on the ends of the bar member 28. The opposite ends of said link members are pivotally mounted as at 34 upon the clamping rods 23 exterior to the. hook embodying member 26 and adjacent to` the handle member 24 by means of an opening 35 provided on said links, and are heldY secured in this position by means of the clamping action hereinbefore described.

These spurpoints when clamped to the drum hoops at the rear of the drum, with the herein described linked bar vmember construction, positioned at the front of the drum, form a tripod whereby the drum is firmly supported. Adjustments of inclination of the drum to the vertical line as indica-ted in Fig. 4, is effected by extending or by retracting respectively, the spur pointed members 19 by means of said winged top 20. A great advantage of this construction as shown in Fig. 4, is, that when the clamping' device is applied to the drum, the spur point itself, being a part of the drum supporting device, does not come in contact with the hoops or with the body of the drum and therefore' cannot mar or injure the hoops or the drum.

Reverting to the horizontally disposed bar member 28, the said bar member is pro- T vided with a plurality of apertures 36 in spaced relation to each other. Interchangeable bolt stems 37, are provided with an outer head 38 forming an abutment, extending laterally from said bar member and are secured within said apertures 36 by means of nuts 39, as illustrated on Figs. 2 and 3 respectively.

This construction is designed to detachably support one or more drum operating mechanisms thereon. As indicated on Fig. 6 by a fragmental view, the end 40 of a drum operating mechanism is provided with 'openings 41, corresponding with the apertures 36 provided in the bar member 28, to receive and secure therein said short bolt stems 37, as shown on Figs. 3 and 6 respectively. Thus a drum operating mechanism will be placed in juxtaposition to the drum support and to the drum in a most convenient position to facilitate the operation or playing of the instrument.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with they accompanying drawings, it is'thought that the construction and operation of the invention Will be clearly understood, and therefore, a more extended explanation is omitted.

Ve would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of our invention, we do not limit ourselves strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since Lmanifestly the same'can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What we claim as new is:

The combination of a drum supporting and a drum operating means securing mechanism, comprising drum hoops hook embodying gripping members, rod members providing means for clamping said hook members upon the drum hoops in a spaced relation to each other, a boss formed integrally on the hook members positioned on the far side of the drum, in transverse relation thereto, being provided with a threaded bore, intermittingly threaded rod members threaded into said bores, a spur point formed at the outer ends of said rods, the opposite ends thereof provided with adjusting means to advance or to retract the same relative to the drum hoops, a horizontally disposed bar member, upstanding link members pivotally secured to the ends of said bar, the opposite ends thereof interposed on said clamping rod members, adjacent to its operating means on the near side of the drum, said horizontal bar member having ay plurality of transversely disposed cated at the far side of the drum, cooperatapertures formed therein to form receiving any shifting movement of the drum While spaces for laterally extending headed bolt being operated. stems for detachably engaging drum beat- In testimony whereof We have afHXed our 10 ing instrumentalities, said spur points, losignatures.

CLARENCE M. WILLIS.

ing with said link members t-o maintain a AUGUST MORTENSEN.

drum in an upright position and prevent 

